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The Aspiring Architect: An Activity Book for Kids
Architecture comes in many shapes and sizes. The Aspiring Architect is an activity book that allows students to investigate architectural history, design, games, and geography. Design your own floor plan. Learn about Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. Locate amazing buildings building around the world. The Aspiring Architect is a fun way to explore the World of Architecture.
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First published October 22, 2013
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November 26, 2018
Initially, I thought this was a great kids book showcasing historical architectural styles, BC to AD, with sketching/drawing/coloring/mazes/crossword, etc activities, and matching buildings to their cities or countries. Activities which will make a kid really think through how fantastic architecture and design are!
Then. I came to page 44, "What A Country!" which has architectural sites in the US. Being from the Midwest, Illinois, in particular, I took exception to the "Wilis and Hancock Tower" which is to be matched to Chicago, Illinois, as if they are the same building. It's offensive enough both buildings have been/will be renamed.
Yes, I am very loyal to Chicago and especially to its architecture.
There is the "Willis" Tower, which should have been credited in the book as the former Sears Tower since numerous Chicagoans still describe it this way due to its architectural significance as an iconic American building by architect-engineer, Fazlur Rahman Khan. At its completion in 1973, it held the title of the tallest building in the US for ~25 years.
And there is the John Hancock Center, not the Hancock Tower, which is now (2018), unfortunately, also to be renamed due to new owners.
I was rather disappointed Travis Kelly Wilson did not make the obvious distinction, as the author is "...a registered interior designer running his own design-build firm since 1998 with focuses on modular and emergency medical design. His educational research focuses on historic architectural designers and construction efficiency," accessed from https://www.bloomsbury.com/author/tra..., 08/19/2018.
Both buildings are sight-seeing destinations when visiting Chicago. Check out the Skydeck/The Ledge at the Sears, err Willis, Tower, or 360 Chicago at the John Hancock on the 94th floor and then have a cocktail in the Signature Room on the 95th floor, all with spectacular views, https://www.choosechicago.com/things-....
Still recommend the book but with reservations. Take it as an opportunity to explore Chicago and find out the real names of the buildings. :)
Then. I came to page 44, "What A Country!" which has architectural sites in the US. Being from the Midwest, Illinois, in particular, I took exception to the "Wilis and Hancock Tower" which is to be matched to Chicago, Illinois, as if they are the same building. It's offensive enough both buildings have been/will be renamed.
Yes, I am very loyal to Chicago and especially to its architecture.
There is the "Willis" Tower, which should have been credited in the book as the former Sears Tower since numerous Chicagoans still describe it this way due to its architectural significance as an iconic American building by architect-engineer, Fazlur Rahman Khan. At its completion in 1973, it held the title of the tallest building in the US for ~25 years.
And there is the John Hancock Center, not the Hancock Tower, which is now (2018), unfortunately, also to be renamed due to new owners.
I was rather disappointed Travis Kelly Wilson did not make the obvious distinction, as the author is "...a registered interior designer running his own design-build firm since 1998 with focuses on modular and emergency medical design. His educational research focuses on historic architectural designers and construction efficiency," accessed from https://www.bloomsbury.com/author/tra..., 08/19/2018.
Both buildings are sight-seeing destinations when visiting Chicago. Check out the Skydeck/The Ledge at the Sears, err Willis, Tower, or 360 Chicago at the John Hancock on the 94th floor and then have a cocktail in the Signature Room on the 95th floor, all with spectacular views, https://www.choosechicago.com/things-....
Still recommend the book but with reservations. Take it as an opportunity to explore Chicago and find out the real names of the buildings. :)
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